HOWTO: create a 100% secure wallet

[Mytche]

thanks

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[Beeenz]

so what is the best wallet?

I have been using electrum so far, and can highly recommend it. Don't have to spend 5 days downloading the blockchain at least! I have also used blockchain.info, which was good but doesn't seem as secure seeing as someone else is holding onto the coins.

[greyscale]

Thanks for some very useful advice. I now have a secure wallet. Now all i need is some bitcoins to put in it!

[confetti]

thanks

[Silverbug]

Thanks for the tips!

[havoc928]

Thanks for the guide, i will for sure use this.

[beru]

Thanks for the advice on security !

I intend to use Armory since I already use a comp that never goes on the internet...but unfortunatly I found out about Armory after I downloaded and "synchronysed" my wallet (wich took a loooooot of time to get synched) on my "internet computer".

Now, can I just copy my wallet.dat from my "internet computer", delete it there and copy it to my offline one and be safe or do I have to start all over again 

Regards

[skepticsism]

Thanks for the tutorial, i personnaly have created a fully encrypted partition into a usb key, with inside an hidded folder where is stocked the wallet.
The only issue in this case, could be the fact, to loose the passphrase..

[idgafos]

Cheers. Good guide - without securing your wallet it's like chucking your internet banking password in plaintext on your desktop.

[zero3112]

Is anyone familiar with paper bitcoin wallets

[Code_red]

Just saying thanks for the post

[bigb159]

I need to check out this "armory" thing.

[GQbachero]

Clever using a Live-USB, would recommend a smaller distro of Linux for users with limited resources.

[cbbcbail]

Haha, too lazy to get five posts but not too lazy to write up all of that? Thanks for the info though.

[Scrooge McDuck]

Nice read!
Live systems rock (e.g. BackTrack, Liberte Linux etc.)
I recommend the use of TrueCrypt: Create a hidden volume, use cascading algorithms, put one or more wallet.dat inside the volume and encrypt it.
Please do backups of your USB devices, so even if someone would get hands on them, they couldn't decrypt it and steal your Bitcoin.

[josephliton]

'degree of protection' in  in-depth analysis.Thanks

[renderer]

'degree of protection' in  in-depth analysis.Thanks

nice guide, especially to me since i am new here.Totally appreciated

[Romesnil]

Really good HOWTO. Especially for newbie like me !

[mtman]

Good info. Thanks.

[Reodor]

thanks